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Evergreen Trails Master Plan Final Plan December 2015 Evergreen Trails Master Plan Final Plan December 2015 December 2015 | Final Plan Evergreen Trails Master Plan Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS __________________________________i A. INTRODUCTION __________________________________ A-1 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS ____________________________ B-1 C. COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT _________ C-1 D. RECOMMENDATIONS ______________________________ D-1 Wayfinding Signage ____________________________ D-32 E. IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE _______________ E-1 Appendix A. Jefferson County Open Space Trail Maps ________ a-i Appendix B. Cost Estimates ____________________________ b-i Appendix C. Right-of-Way Mapping ______________________ c-i i Evergreen Trails Master Plan December 2015 | Final Plan ii December 2015 | Final Plan Evergreen Trails Master Plan Acknowledgements The Evergreen Trails Master Plan was funded through Greater Outdoors Colorado funds (GOCO), and managed by the Greater Downtown Evergreen Economic District (DEED), in partnership with Jefferson County Transportation and Engineering staff. The Evergreen Parks and Recreation District provided in-kind contributions of staff time and meeting space. Project Partners Technical Working Group Great Outdoors Colorado Grant Funding Kevin French, Jefferson County Transportation & Engineering Director Downtown Evergreen Economic District Scott Burton, Planner, Jefferson County Jefferson County Transportation and Engineering Transportation & Engineering Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Yelena Onnen, Planner, Jefferson County Transportation & Engineering Jefferson County Open Space Derek Schuler, Engineer, Jefferson County Jefferson County Public Health Transportation & Engineering Evergreen Parks and Recreation District Nancy York, Partnership Coordinator, Jefferson Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) County Open Space Ellen O’Connor, Executive Director, EPRD Project Team Liz Cohen, Grants and Development Director, EPRD Brad Bednar, Lake House Supervisor, EPRD Dean Dalvit, PE, AIA (DEED) – Client Project Manager Dean Dalvit, Board President, DEED Chris Vogelsang, PE (OV Consulting) – Consultant Eric Gill, Board Member, DEED Project Manager Kathleen Davis, Board Member, DEED Beth Vogelsang, AICP (OV Consulting) – Planning and Community Engagement Rachel Emmer, Board Member, DEED Mark Kopatz, RLA, ASLA (Stanley Consultants) – Gail Riley, Board Member, DEED Wayfinding and Trail Design Brad Eckert, Mountain Parks Planner, Denver Will Kerns, AICP (Open Plan Consultants) – Planning Mountain Parks and Mapping Bob Finch, Director of Natural Resources, Denver Mountain Parks Russ Clarke, Jefferson County Planning & Zoning Erika Jerme, Jefferson County Public Health iii Evergreen Trails Master Plan December 2015 | Final Plan iv December 2015 | Final Plan Evergreen Trails Master Plan A. Introduction The Evergreen Trails Master Plan was funded through a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado to establish the vision of a connected, cohesive trail network in the core of the Evergreen community. The Plan details a network of trails and on-street bike and pedestrian facilities that link Evergreen’s parks, open space, schools, community assets, the Evergreen Lake and downtown Evergreen. The network and prioritized improvement projects increase mobility and recreational options for the community; improve access, safety and comfort; and retain the flexibility to facilitate near-term and long-term phased implementation of key projects. The desired outcomes of the study were to: • Build community understanding and support for bike, pedestrian and trail connectivity • Identify feasible, implementable, fundable projects for improvement • Prepare for construction funding opportunities The Master Plan study process kicked-off in Spring of 2014 and ran through the summer of 2015. A Technical Working Group (TWG) consisting of staff from Jefferson County and Denver Mountain Parks, Evergreen Parks and Recreation District, Downtown Evergreen Economic District and key community stakeholders convened throughout the process and guided the development of the Plan. Public input was gathered through online questionnaires and comment tools, numerous stakeholder interviews and three public open houses. The project Study Area (Figure 1) extends from the Safeway on Hwy 74 on the north, along Hwy 73 past the Evergreen Library to the south, beyond Downtown Evergreen to the east and to the Evergreen Golf Course and Wilmot Elementary School to the west. The Study Area includes destinations such as the Evergreen Lake and Lake House, the Hiwan Homestead Museum, Downtown Evergreen, Evergreen High School, Wulf Recreation Center, Wilmot Elementary School and the Evergreen Library. The Master Plan was reviewed by the members of the Downtown Evergreen Economic Development Board, the project Technical Working Group and Jefferson County staff and finalized in Fall of 2015. The Evergreen Trails Master Plan will assist the Downtown Evergreen Economic District and Jefferson County Staff with future grant opportunities to implement the project improvements and enable Evergreen to increase the number of safe, reliable community connections, enhance its recreational amenities and support the economic vitality of its downtown. A-1 Evergreen Trails Master Plan December 2015 | Final Plan Figure 1: Study Area Evergreen Trails Master Plan - Study Area Grocery Store 74 74 Hiwan Homestead Museum Meadow Dr. en Upper Bear Creek Rd. gre ver n E tow wn Do Evergreen Lakehouse Evergreen Golf Course S. Blue Spruce Rd. Spruce Blue S. Litt le Cub Creek Evergreen Public Library R d . d. rk R Pa falo Buf Evergreen 73 High School Wilmot Elementary Wulf School Rec Center d. st R ore ok F Bro Legend Study Area Boundary 0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 I Miles Created: 11/20/2015 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community A-2 December 2015 | Final Plan Evergreen Trails Master Plan B. Existing Conditions A review of prior plans and studies, as well as an inventory and analysis of existing infrastructure was completed at the onset of the project. A field review of area roads, trails, sidewalks, social paths and bicycle facilities indicated several key conditions: • An extensive network of off-street trails within the community are used by residents and visitors for recreational purposes throughout the year. Parking at trailhead lots can be congested, especially on weekends. (Evergreen Lake Area, Elk Meadow and Alderfer Three Sisters Park in particular) • Roadway cyclists are often present in Downtown Evergreen, along Hwy 74 and Hwy 73, but there are no striped bicycle facilities on these major roadways into and out of the community. Additionally, there are no striped on- street bicycle facilities on local roadways or within the Downtown. • Walking and biking activity around Evergreen Lake, and between the Lake and Downtown, is busy and trails along the lake can be crowded. • Downtown Evergreen lacks continuous, accessible sidewalks and/or a designated, visible pedestrian zone. There are few pedestrian amenities and the location of on-street parking adjacent to store frontages limits visibility of the pedestrian. • Main trails and existing linkages are not well marked or signed. • Despite the number of trails within the community, there are few ways to safely walk or bike between residential areas, schools, community centers, shopping or the library. Trails often do not link destinations and there are few sidewalks or on-street bike facilities available. Existing Plans and Studies As part of the existing conditions analysis process, Jefferson County Open Space staff performed a Trail Planning Analysis review of existing plans and studies that include facilities in or near the project study area. The tables on the next several pages contain information found in those plans. Appendix A of this Plan includes a series of maps showing this information as well. The approximate alignments of existing and proposed trails identified in these Plans are shown on these maps. B-1 Evergreen Trails Master Plan December 2015 | Final Plan Existing Plans & Studies Plan Recommendations Evergreen/Bergen Park Multi-Use Trail A total of four reaches extending approximately 5.6 miles. Reach 1: Bergen Park south along southeast side of Hwy 74; Reach 2: Elk Meadow to Lewis Ridge Road; Reach 3: Lewis Ridge Road to Palo Verde Road (Safeway Shopping Center); Reach 4: Palo Verde Road to Dedisse Mountain Park. Reach 5: Dedisse Park to intersection of Valley View and Buffalo Park Road, utilizing right-of-way. Reaches 1-4 are completed; Reach 5 is uncompleted with approximately 0.6 miles of trail construction remaining. Bear Creek Trail Master Plan (JCOS) | Vision for a Bear Creek Canyon Greenway with a spine trail along 1997 Bear Creek that ultimately connects Morrison to Evergreen. This plan focuses on 8 potential segments with 2 optional alignments to link Morrison and Lair o’ the Bear Park. Segment 100: Lair o’ the Bear Park to Little Park; Segment 101 High: Little Park through Idledale via the roadway shoulder; Segment 101 Low: Little Park through Idledale following Bear Creek; Segment 102: Continuation of trail east of Idledale along Bear Creek; Segment 103: Oxbow Park trailhead connection is a continuation of the trail from segment 102 to 104 utlizing the oxbow leftover from the old highway construction; Segment 104: Continuation of trail along Bear Creek to downstream of the Morrison Water Diversion; Segment 105: Follows existing ditch road from the City
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